diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 66a1752..3c7f005 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ tv/*
 log.txt
 res/*
 media_manager/indexer/indexers/prowlarr.http
+*.egg-info
+.env
 
 
 web/cache/
@@ -35,3 +37,9 @@ web/!.env.test
 # Vite
 web/vite.config.js.timestamp-*
 web/vite.config.ts.timestamp-*
+
+# pycache
+__pycache__
+
+# Postgres
+/postgres
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ec695b8..30c3339 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -40,6 +40,41 @@ other services.
    docker compose up -d
 ```
 
+## Developer Quick Start
+
+```bash
+  pip install uv
+  uv venv
+  # Activate the virtual environment
+  uv pip install -e .
+```
+```bash
+docker compose up db -d
+```
+
+```bash
+uv run alembic upgrade head
+```
+
+## Get the frontend up and running
+
+TODO: provide an env.example to copy
+
+```bash
+cd /web && npm install
+```
+
+## Now start the backend and frontend
+```bash
+fastapi dev /media_manager/main.py --reload --host
+```
+
+```bash
+cd /web && npm run dev
+```
+
+
+
 ### [View the docs for installation instructions and more](https://maxdorninger.github.io/MediaManager/configuration-overview.html#configuration-overview)
 
 <!-- ROADMAP -->
diff --git a/alembic/versions/93fb07842385_initial_migration.py b/alembic/versions/93fb07842385_initial_migration.py
index 1b15b05..9112441 100644
--- a/alembic/versions/93fb07842385_initial_migration.py
+++ b/alembic/versions/93fb07842385_initial_migration.py
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ depends_on: Union[str, Sequence[str], None] = None
 def upgrade() -> None:
     """Upgrade schema."""
     # ### commands auto generated by Alembic - please adjust! ###
-
     # Create user table
     op.create_table('user',
                     sa.Column('id', sa.UUID(), nullable=False),
@@ -189,7 +188,6 @@ def upgrade() -> None:
 
     # ### end Alembic commands ###
 
-
 def downgrade() -> None:
     """Downgrade schema."""
     # ### commands auto generated by Alembic - please adjust! ###
@@ -209,4 +207,5 @@ def downgrade() -> None:
     op.drop_table('oauth_account')
     op.drop_index(op.f('ix_user_email'), table_name='user')
     op.drop_table('user')
-    # ### end Alembic commands ###
\ No newline at end of file
+    # ### end Alembic commands ###
+
diff --git a/media_manager/config.py b/media_manager/config.py
index 05f1913..ff67526 100644
--- a/media_manager/config.py
+++ b/media_manager/config.py
@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@ from pydantic_settings import BaseSettings
 
 
 class BasicConfig(BaseSettings):
-    image_directory: Path = "/data/images"
-    tv_directory: Path = "/data/tv"
-    movie_directory: Path = "/data/movies"
-    torrent_directory: Path = "/data/torrents"
+    image_directory: Path = Path(__file__).parent.parent / "data" / "images"
+    tv_directory: Path = Path(__file__).parent.parent / "data" / "tv"
+    movie_directory: Path = Path(__file__).parent.parent / "data" / "movies"
+    torrent_directory: Path = Path(__file__).parent.parent / "data" / "torrents"
     FRONTEND_URL: AnyHttpUrl = "http://localhost:3000/"
     CORS_URLS: list[str] = []
     DEVELOPMENT: bool = False
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index aabf1f0..e3ee60d 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -32,3 +32,7 @@ dependencies = [
     "pillow>=11.2.1",
     "pillow-avif-plugin>=1.5.2",
 ]
+
+[tool.setuptools.packages.find]
+include = ["media_manager*"]
+exclude = ["web*", "Writerside*", "metadata_relay*", "tests*"]